London Tube stations get WiFi access
July 4th, 2012 - 7:58 am ICT by IANS
London, July 4 (IANS) More than 40 underground stations in London have been provided with WiFi access for the first time.Launched four weeks ago by Virgin Media, the service ... Read more...
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Suit on objectionable content motivated: Yahoo India
February 21st, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Yahoo India, facing trial for hosting objectionable material on its website, has told a Delhi court that the suit against it was "motivated" and should ... Read more...
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Content screening: Facebook, others to reply in 15 days (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) A Delhi court here Monday directed Facebook, Yahoo, Google and other websites to file written statements within 15 days on removing objectionable content from ... Read more...
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Filter content or face blackout, court warns Facebook, Google
January 12th, 2012 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Like in China, Facebook and Google India's websites can be blocked if they fail to come up with a mechanism to check and remove ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
300 years of British newspapers put online
November 29th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 29 (IANS) Around 65 million newspaper articles over the last 300 years were put online Tuesday in a new archive by the British Library.The "British Newspaper Archive", made ... Read more...
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Over one mn websites closed in China in 2010
July 13th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 13 (IANS) Over one million websites were closed down in China in 2010, BBC reported.The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said there were 41 percent fewer websites ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Dubai ruler’s website soon on iPhone
July 1st, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, June 30 (IANS/WAM) The website of Dubai's ruler will soon be available on iPhone.The iPhone application will be launched by the Dubai government's media office for Sheikh Mohammed bin ... Read more...
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Now, an iPad app that can predict what you want!
April 21st, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 21 (ANI): An application is being developed that will "give you what you want before you knew you wanted it."According to Futureful, a Finnish startup is building a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Google Chrome Notebook CR-48 Creates Sensation
December 24th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dec 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The date for the commercial launch of the much talked about Google notebook is coming near and it has also been announced that the first lot ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Google 3D medical browser maps human body
December 17th, 2010 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 17 (IANS) Google has developed a new browser that maps the human body in detail.
Called Google Body Browser, the hi-tech 3D application, hailed as a breakthrough, lets one explore ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Fans Remember Dave Niehaus, The Voice Of The Seattle Mariners
November 12th, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Dave Niehaus who passed away on Wednesday due to a cardiac arrest has been remembered all the Seattle Mariners fans. Fans took to the web on ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Printers that don’t need computers unveiled
September 26th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 26 (IANS) In good news for people working away from their offices, HP has introduced a new range of printers that connect directly with mobile devices and can be accessed ... Read more...
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Facebook goes offline due to unknown technical fault
September 24th, 2010 - 3:18 am ICT by BNO News
SAN FRANCISCO (BNO NEWS) -- The social networking website Facebook went down on early Thursday afternoon due to an unexplained technical fault.The popular website went down completely at approximately 2.45 ... Read more...
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Amazon Unveils New $139 Kindle, as Copia Announces Upcoming $99 E-Reader
July 30th, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Wednesday, Amazon announced the release of a next generation Kindle e reader that will be lighter, smaller, and have Wi Fi capabilities, with the cheapest ... Read more...
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YouTube introduces new HTML5 Mobile site
July 10th, 2010 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 10 (ANI): YouTube's mobile version has launched new features, including high-quality video playback in the browser using HTML5.According to Wired News, the whole mobile YouTube site has been optimised for ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How to manage your online image
June 6th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 6 (ANI): If you've Googled yourself and don't like what comes up, here are some tips to manage your online image.Appearing on CBS's "The Early Show on Saturday Morning," ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Adobe Flash Player Major Update Released
April 16th, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Apr 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Internet users have experienced several software and web related technologies ever since the internet started penetrating the mass market. Of all the internet software technologies that ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Microsoft Kin: The Latest Instrument Of Social Networking
April 13th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Apr 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) After witnessing a series of customized mobiles catered towards social networking fans, Microsoft has finally decided to join the bandwagon with their latest offering Kin One ... Read more...
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Britney Spears’ Twitter hacker arrested
March 26th, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 26 (IANS) Frenchman Francois Cousteix has been arrested on charges of stalking US pop star Britney Spears' twitter account.
"I am not a hacker. I am a kind pirate. I ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Most youngsters prefer internet to family or friends when looking for help
March 18th, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 18 (ANI): Almost nine out of ten young people turn to the Internet to help solve their problems, according to a new survey.More than half (53 per cent) of the ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Yahoo-owned GeoCities all set to close down
October 27th, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 27 (ANI): Reports indicate that Yahoo-owned GeoCities, which once boasted of millions of users and was the third most popular destination on the web, is all set to close down. ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Google Launches “Fast Flip”
September 16th, 2009 - 11:55 am ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
According to the sources, Google on Monday launched an experimental new content browser termed as "Fast Flip". The newly launched Fast Flip is actually a content browser that reportedly enables ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
PC worm may turn nasty on April Fool’’s Day
March 25th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 25 (ANI): A security expert has cautioned that an Internet worm, called Conficker C, can strike at infected computers around the world on April 1.Conficker C is a sophisticated ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Google malfunction leads to all sites being branded dangerous spam
February 1st, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 1 (ANI): For 40 minutes yesterday, Internet was all spam as search engine mogul Google was brought to a standstill after an employee mistakenly clogged-up any access to web ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Datawind launches PocketSurfer2 in India, promotes internet on the move
January 16th, 2009 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Datawind Ltd, a provider of wireless web access products and services, Friday launched PocketSurfer2, a device to surf the Net while being on the move. Priced at ... Read more...
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Doubts surface over McCain loyalists B scar face attack
October 24th, 2008 - 7:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 24 (ANI): Doubts are being expressed about a McCain volunteers claim of being robbed in Pittsburgh by an attacker who cut a ''B'' in her face after noticing a ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Websites success, failure may give clue to how humans balance talent and experience
September 12th, 2008 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 12 (ANI): An Indian-origin researcher at the University of California in Los Angeles says that the age-old problem as to whether talent or experience matters most may be solved ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
3 in 4 online banking sites have widespread security flaws
July 23rd, 2008 - 12:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 23 (ANI): A large percentage of online banking sites have at least one design flaw, which in turn, can make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves when it comes to ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Pupils using Facebook and Bebo to bully teachers
June 26th, 2008 - 3:52 pm ICT by ANI
London , June 26 (ANI): While pupils are getting more in tune with social networking sites like Facebook and Bebo, some pranksters are actually making use of these websites to bully ... Read more...
Posted in National |
French cosmetics giant Lancome takes Uma Thurman to court
May 9th, 2008 - 1:07 pm ICT by admin
New York, May 9 (ANI): French cosmetics giant Lancome is taking actress Uma Thurman to court in a bid to stop her from suing them first.The Kill Bill star decided to ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Personal profile on MySpace, Facebook is new CV
March 11th, 2008 - 2:14 pm ICT by admin
London, Mar 11 (ANI): Employers are looking at popular online social networking sites rather than traditional CVs to get a large amount of personal and professional information about job applicants.According to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Almost half of Brits spy on their partners on social networks
January 20th, 2008 - 3:52 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan 20 (ANI): It seems that Brit are not that confident about their partners fidelity, for a study has found that almost half of young Brits check up on their partners ... Read more...
Posted in World |